Toy bomb



Dec. 12, 1939. H. N. PRENSKY :1- AL 2,183,152

TOY BOMB Filed Nov. 28, 1938 INVENTORS AR L M POEMS/(Y EUGENE 69/55/1486? W TTORNEY Patented Dec. 12, 1939 UNITED STATES TOY BOMB Harold N. Prensky, Forest Hills, and Eugene Grieshaber, Springfield Gardens, N. Y.

Application November 28, 1938, Serial No. 242,657

4 Claims.

This invention relates to toys and more particularly to toy bombs employing percussion caps whereby the toy, upon striking the ground, will be propelled upward.

The invention contemplates the provision of a simple, strong, inexpensive, and entirely safe and harmless toy for the enjoyment of children, and which, when operated, Will give forth a loud explosive noise, being especially suitable for use in safely celebrating holiday occasions.

More particularly, the invention seeks to provide a toy which may be tossed into the air and is so balanced and constructed as to strike upon its nose to be propelled upward by the resulting percussion and explosive ignition of a paper cap placed in the nose of the toy.

Another feature of the invention resides in the manner of constructing the percussion portion of the device to obviate its ignition should the toy strike at an angle. This safety feature is desirable to prevent injuries caused by the accidental striking of the user or others standing nearby. I

The structural features and the design of the toy also form important features of the invention.

With the above in mind, the invention resides in the structure which is illustrated in preferred form in the accompanying drawing and described in the following detailed specification.

In the drawing Fig. 1 is a front view, partly in section, of a toy bomb incorporating features of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a top view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the nose end thereof.

Referring to the drawing in greater detail, the

preferred illustrated structure comprises a body 5 preferably made of wood or similar material and shaped in simulation of a bomb or rocket. This body, being streamlined, is thus provided with a tapering tail portion 6 which is provided with the transverse cuts 1 for the insertion thereinto of vanes or the like 8. These vanes are preferably glued into said cuts or slots and as herein provided, may be formed of cardboard or stiff paper. Two adjacent vanes are preferably integrally formed as shown, and the remaining two similarly formed. The vanes may be safely made of the material indicated since the con- 50 struction and streamlining of the body will cause the bomb to strike only on its nose obviating damage to the vanes. The vanes may be further secured as by means of a ring 16 binding the four portions of the tail 6 formed by the cuts 7. This obviates their spreading apart under the impact of the toy.

The nose end of the body is formed as a cylindrical portion 9 upon which is tightly fitted a metal ferrule l0 and over said ferrule there is 5 fitted a cup H which is snugly yet removably engaged with said ferrule. Thus, between the ferrule and the cup, there is provided a chamber l2 into which may be placed one or more of a large variety of paper caps it such as used in 10 cap pistols.

To maintain, at all times, association between the bomb and cup, an elastic band I4 is provided, said band being engaged through ears l5 formed on the cup and passing through a transverse hole N5 in the bomb body. By means of this arrangement, the cup cannot fall away from the bomb during operation and yet can be easily removed for the removal therefrom of an exploded cap and'insertion thereinto of another 20 cap.

It can readilyv be seen from the foregoing that when the toy bomb is tossed into the air, it will fall nose down, the tail vanes 8 serving as balancing means. When the cup II strikes, it will 25 be forced up on the ferrule l0 and the cap l3 will be exploded between said cup and ferrule. This explosion will, by reaction, propel the bomb into the air to a considerable height.

It will. be noted that the cup II is formed with 30 a fiat bottom as differing from the domed bottom portions of similar percussion devices. The purpose for this construction is to insure percussion only when the cup strikes flat since the cup will cock and bind on the ferrule I0 should 35 it strike on its edge. The toy is thus rendered safe to operate.

While spectacular and noisy, the toy as hereinbefore described, is safe and harmless; it need but weigh an ounce or two to be entirely eifec- 40 tive; and may be used time and again with uniformly good results.

While the invention as described is quite simple of construction, it may be varied in many ways within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a toy bomb, a streamlined body having a tail portion, said tail portion being provided with longitudinally disposed slots each at right angles to the other, and vane members disposed within said slots, the adjacent portions of the vane members being integrally formed in pairs, and a ring around said tail and threaded through holes in all said portions, to clamp said vane members to said body.

2. In a toy bomb, a body having a tail portion having longitudinal slits therein, vanes positioned in the mentioned slits, and a ring around said tail and threaded through holes in all said vanes to clamp said vanes to said body.

3. A toy bomb comprising a streamlined body, vanes fixed to the tail of said body, a cylindrical nose formed on said body, a cup telescopically fitted to said body and adapted to receive a percussion cap, a pair of ears integrally formed on said cup, means for at all times maintaining association of said cup and said body, said means comprising an endless elastic member hooked under said ears and passing through a transverse hole in the body, and a ring around said tail threaded through holes in said vanes to clamp the vanes to the body.

4. In a toy bomb, a streamlined body having a tail portion, said tail portion being provided with longitudinally disposed slots each at right angles to the other, vane members disposed within said slots, the adjacent portions of the vane members being integrally formed in pairs, a ring around said tail and threaded through holes in all said portions, to clamp said vane members to said body, a cylindrical nose formed on said body, a cup telescopically fitted to said body and adapted to receive a percussion cap, a pair of ears integral with said cup, and an endless elastic member hooked under said ears and passing through a transverse hole in said body for maintaining yielding association of said cup with said body.

HAROLD N. PRENSKY. EUGENE GRIESHABER. 

